South Atlantic

The Atlantic Ocean lies between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east.

The Mediterranean has been a holiday destination for decades. In recent years, however, it has acquired new fame as the world’s deadliest sea crossing. In October 2013, off the Italian island of Lampedusa more than 500 people drowned attempting the journey to Europe from the North African coast.

The Mediterranean nearly dried up. A cataclysmic flood revived it. The Mediterranean Sea’s only connection to the world’s oceans is through a narrow strip of water between Europe and Africa known as the Strait of Gibraltar, as shown here in a image taken from the International Space Station.

But most importantly, most alluringly, the swimming on offer is in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The water has its own rhythm, ranging from tiny ripples via rhythmic lapping to small waves (or rarely big ones, but usually we avoid those for swimming).

Mediterranean sea is thought to be home for 47 shark species like:Angelshark,Blue shark,Great white shark,Kitefin shark,Longfin mako,Sandbar shark,Scalloped hammerhead,Great hammerhead,Shortnose spurdog,Thresher shark.

The Dead Sea. The Dead Sea has no sharks. The Artic Ocean has few sharks. But just about any sea you will swim in outside of the Dead Sea has plenty of sharks.

Marine fish found in the Mediterranean include commercial species like sea bass, (Dicentrarchus labrax), hake ((Merluccius merluccius), blue fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus).

Top 10 Mediterranean Fish Species

• Painted Comber.
• Small Red Scorpionfish.
• Tentacled Blenny.
• Atlantic Bonito.
• Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.
• Mediterranean Swordfish.
• Ocean Sunfish.
• Flying Fish. Perhaps the most fascinating Mediterranean species of all is the flying fish.

basking shark